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Heathers
''Heathers'' is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Penelope Milford. Its plot portrays four teenage girls—three of whom are named Heather—in a clique at an Ohio high school, one of whose lives is disrupted by the arrival of a misanthrope intent on murdering the popular students and staging their deaths as suicides. Waters wrote ''Heathers'' as a spec script and originally wanted Stanley Kubrick to direct the film, out of admiration for Kubrick's own black comedy film '' Dr. Strangelove''. Waters intended for the film to contrast the more optimistic teen movies of the era, particularly those written by John Hughes, by presenting a cynical depiction of high school imbued with dark satire. ''Heathers'' was screened on October 24, 1988, at the MIFED film market in Milan, Italy, before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Waters (screenwriter)
Daniel Waters (born November 10, 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the older brother of director Mark Waters. Early life Waters was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in South Bend, Indiana. In high school, Waters wrote a popular column titled "Troubled Waters" for his high school newspaper, where he wrote fictitious stories about his real-life classmates—not unlike the writing that appeared in his screenplay for ''Heathers''. He then wrote, directed and starred alongside Larry Karaszewski in a local sketch comedy titled ''Beyond Our Control'' in the early 1980s. Waters moved to Montreal where he graduated from McGill University. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, and was the manager of a video store. Screenwriting credits Waters came to prominence in 1988 for writing the black comedy ''Heathers'', for which he received a 1990 Edgar Award. ''Heathers'' was an attempt for him to write of the true nature of teenagers and high-school society. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty (, born April 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Wilder in ''Little House on the Prairie'' (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985); Kris Witherspoon in '' Our House'' (1986–1988); Heather Duke in ''Heathers'' (1988); Brenda Walsh in ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–94), '' 90210'' (2008–2009) and again in '' BH90210'' (2019); Prue Halliwell in ''Charmed'' (1998–2001); and Dobbs in ''Fortress'' (2021). Early life Doherty was raised in her mother's Southern Baptist faith. Career Child acting: Until 1988 In 1982, Doherty had guest spots on TV series including '' Voyagers!'' and ''Father Murphy'', which was created and produced by Michael Landon. The same year, 11-year-old Doherty won the recurring role of Jenny Wilder on ''Little House on the Prairie'', which Landon starred in and produced. Doherty appeared in all but four episodes on the final season of the show, which was cancelled in 1983. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lehmann
Michael Stephen Lehmann (born March 30, 1957) is an American film and television director known for directing the dark comedy ''Heathers''. Early life and education In 1978, Lehmann graduated from Columbia University.Columbia College Today: "Michael Lehmann ’78: Satire and Subversion on the Silver Screen" By Jennifer Preissel November/December 2017 Lehmann is of descent. Career Lehmann's first job in the film industry was answering phones at |
Winona Ryder
Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, and two Academy Awards. After Ryder's film debut in '' Lucas'' (1986), she gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988). She further rose to prominence with major roles in ''Heathers'' (1989), ''Great Balls of Fire'' (1989), ''Mermaids'' (1990), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), and '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992). She garnered critical acclaim and two consecutive Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of socialite May Welland in Martin Scorsese's ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993) and Jo March in the fifth film adaptation of ''Little Women'' (1994). Her other f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire ''Heathers'' (1988). He has received critical acclaim for his title role in the USA Network television series ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2019), for which he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and 2018. Born in New York City to a theatrical family, Slater made his television debut at the age of eight on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live.'' He attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's School, and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of big-budget films, including '' Robin Hood: Prince of Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisanne Falk
Lisanne Falk (born December 3, 1964) is an American former actress and film producer. She is best known for her role as Heather McNamara in the 1988 film ''Heathers''. Career Falk is a former child model who worked at the Ford Modeling Agency with a young Brooke Shields. She portrays the seemingly upset young woman in a men's restroom on the cover of Foreigner's 1979 album '' Head Games''. Her modeling work was featured in the book ''Lisanne: A Young Model''. She played the role of Heather McNamara in the black comedy film ''Heathers'' (1988) alongside Winona Ryder Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has recei .... Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Falk, Lisanne Female models from New York (state) American expatriates in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Hollyn
Norman Hollyn (May 11, 1952 – March 17, 2019) was an American film editor and Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Biography Hollyn was born in New York on May 11, 1952, and attended Stony Brook University. He taught at the University of Southern California as the first Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing within the School of Cinematic Arts. Hollyn died in Yokohama, Japan, on March 17, 2019, where he was serving as a guest lecturer at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Selected filmography *'' Daniel and the Towers'' (1987) *''Heathers'' (1988) *'' Meet the Applegates'' (1990) *''The Local Stigmatic'' (1990) *'' Jersey Girl'' (1992) *''It's Pat'' (1994) *''Girl in the Cadillac'' (1995) *''My Teacher's Wife'' (1995) *''Mad Dog Time'' (1996) *''Quicksilver Highway ''Quicksilver Highway'' is a 1997 television comedy horror film directed by Mick Garris. It is based on Clive Barker's short story " The Body Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Kenny
Francis Kenny A.S.C. is an American cinematographer. Background and education Kenny is a twice board member of the American Society of Cinematographers and member of the AMPAS Executive Committee for Cinematographers. Kenny was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, attending schools in Indianapolis, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio;, Atlanta, Georgia;, New Orleans, Louisiana:, Portland, Oregon;, Seattle, Washington;, and high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. At 16 he entered The University of Texas, Austin, Texas; he later attended Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York. He holds degrees in Sociology, English Literature, and Communications. His father, Francis Bernard Kenny, graduated from Princeton University, worked for the Shell Oil Company and eventually became Treasure. His grandfather, Herman Adkins, was a test pilot for the government at the Indianapolis Experimental Station ( Civil Aeronautics Authority) and flew the NC-11 "fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Di Novi
Denise Di Novi (born March 21, 1956) is an American film producer and director. Early life The daughter of jazz musician Gene DiNovi, when Di Novi was three years old her family moved to Los Angeles from New York, where her father made music for the TV shows of Danny Thomas, Dick Van Dyke and Andy Griffith. In the late 1960s, the family moved to Toronto, Canada. Career Di Novi studied communications at Simmons College in Massachusetts, and received a degree in journalism. After working as a copy editor at the '' National Observer'' and staff writer for Canada AM, she became a reporter for Toronto's Citytv, but quit in 1980, taking a job as a unit publicist for '' Final Assignment''. She became a principal in the Montreal-based production company Filmplan International, acting in various production capacities on nine major studio releases, including '' Scanners'' (1981) and ''Videodrome'' (1983). In 1983, Filmplan relocated to Los Angeles and merged with Arnold Kopelson's Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penelope Milford
Penelope Dale Milford (born March 23, 1948) is an American stage and screen actress. She is best known for her role as Vi Munson in '' Coming Home'' (1978) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also originated the role of Jenny Anderson in the Broadway musical '' Shenandoah'', for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1975. Early life and education Milford was born March 23, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Illinois. She is the daughter of Richard George Milford and Ann Marie ( Felt) Milford. She graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. Her younger brother, Kim, was an actor and musician until his death from heart failure at age 37. Career Theatre In 1972, she joined the Broadway cast of the play ''Lenny'', about the life of actor Lenny Bruce. In 1974, she was cast as Jenny Anderson in the musical '' Shenandoah'', based on the 1965 film of the same name. ''Shenandoah'' opened on Broadway on J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Walker (actress)
Kimberly Anne Walker (June 19, 1968 – March 6, 2001) was an American film and television actress. One of her best known roles was that of Heather Chandler in the 1988 comedy '' Heathers''. Walker's only starring role was in the 1995 independent drama film '' A Reason to Believe,'' where she played the character of Judith. Biography Walker was born on June 19, 1968. Walker attended Grace Church School Grace Church School is a private school whose original building is located at 86 Fourth Avenue between East 10th and East 12th Streets in the East Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The school was founded i ... and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. She died of a brain tumor at her Los Angeles home on March 6, 2001. Filmography References External links * * Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses Deaths from brain cancer in the United States 1968 births 2001 deaths 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best First Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors) and producer (or producers). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director not the producer(s). Therefore, producers have been nominated multiple times. It was first presented in 1986 with Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...'s '' She's Gotta Have It'' being the first recipient of the award. In 2000, this category was split into two separate categories: one for films with budgets over $500,000 and a new category, the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, which was restricted to films with budgets under $500,000. In 2001, films could be eligible regardless of their budget as long as it was featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
